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11-09-2013, 07:17 PM

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chris_quilts

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Originally Posted by MarleneC

When you come up with a solution to keep moose of the a yard--I'd really like to hear about it--other than an expensive fence.

A Great Pyrenees????

11-09-2013, 07:41 PM

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madamekelly

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Originally Posted by Grace MooreLinker

chicken wire should do it. There's a raccoon that visits my back yard or it's in his path homeward bound. any way he uses the top of my yard drainage box for a litter box, crazy thing, I poured bleach and then ammonia in it this stopped him for a few days, but he is back..

Go to your nearest big box grocery store and get the biggest container of black pepper you can find. Sprinkle a wide band of it around where you don't want critters. It even keeps cats out of flowers, and the best part, no injury to the pests.

11-09-2013, 07:43 PM

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madamekelly

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Originally Posted by Kitsie

This IS a nature area! Or at lest its a horse ranch with many ponds, ditches etc! Ridgefield has a wonderful bird sanctuary (They are probably full as far as frogs go) and each new road construction job puts in new big ponds and wildlife areas. Nope, afraid we've got them and prevention is the only way! *sigh* Its the price of living in paradise!

You live in an area as pretty as where I live. Ridgefield was my playground as a kid.

11-12-2013, 03:23 PM

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ube quilting

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Originally Posted by Kitsie

Nobody said anything serious about hurting them!! And a few of us mentioned the screening which will be the best method for us! Sorry if you thought we would harm them.

Hey Kitse, I am so glad to hear you have a fondness for the little frogs and will do them no harm. Unfortunate for me that when I read your humorous, yet threatening sounding update, I must say, I was a bit disheartened, mainly because most people toady want the easiest and least costly solution to a problem like this. I'm glad to know you live in the county of compassion.

peace

Ha ha, my mis spelling of today sort of fits the topic!

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11-13-2013, 02:29 AM

#35

JBeamer

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Years ago I read in Organic Magazine if you want to keep deer out of the garden go to the zoo and see if you can get some lion poop! Seems the scent of a predator even one not native keeps the deer away. Maybe moose and or gophers will read the same magazine. I guess snake poop might be the deterrent for frogs (but be careful if you gather your own). LOL Who knows it might work! I did try Organic Magazine's preventative for asparagus beetles -a method called bug juice- and it really worked well.